By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff Writer Flood’s Hall, located at 1508 E. 53rd St., is a new community resource center in Hyde Park that is expected to open in the fall. Natalie Wright, one of the co-founders of Flood’s Hall, moved to Hyde Park in 2012 to attend the University of Chicago. Since graduated, she has […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer After over four years, Sarah Diwan has stepped down as director of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC), citing medical reasons. The search for a new director of the 110-year-old community organization has begun. Chlyla Wilson is the interim executive director after serving as programs director and is under consideration […]
By M.L. RANTALA Staff Critic The Music Teachers of Hyde Park (MTHP) have their hands full teaching “virtually all instruments and styles of music.” They also sponsor a set of concerts at the Blackstone Library under the title, “Artists Series.” These concerts have many merits: They are free; kids, even very young ones, are welcome; […]
SOMEWHAT RECOMMENDED Where: Lookingglass Theatre Company, Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. When: through April 7 Tickets: $40-$75 Phone: 312-337-0665 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic Before the world premiere of Kareen Bandealy’s “Act(s) of God” got underway, I was trying to figure out from Brian Sidney Bembridge’s set exactly when it takes place. […]
RECOMMENDED Where: The Pub at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier When: through March 31 Tickets: $45-$52 Phone: 312-595-5600 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic What do you do when you’re not sure?” It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to write a play that consists entirely of two working-class men in late middle age shooting the […]
The University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) reported the following incidents between March 11 and March 24. Herald Staff Report The Chicago Police have warned 2nd District residents about two related burglary events, on March 13 at 1:30 p.m. on the 5300 South block of Greenwood Avenue and on the morning of March 14 on […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) and challenger Will Calloway will debate on Saturday at 11 a.m. at 1818 E. 71st St. in South Shore. The Neighborhood Network Alliance says the forum will cover the Obama Presidential Center community benefits agreement (OPC CBA), economic development and public safety. Persons interested in attending can RSVP. […]
Soul singer Shatoria Rose performs at The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park West, during the March 25 session of “Boogie Nights.” The “Nights” are presented every other month to give new artists the opportunity to perform before a live audience.
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer Emmett Louis Till Math and Science Academy, 6543 S Champlain Ave., will receive $120,000 from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to expand the school’s Fine and Performing Arts program. On March 19, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Janice Jackson announced that 32 schools will receive $32 million to invest in […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) has pledged to support a community benefits agreement (CBA) regarding the construction of the Obama Presidential Center and its effect on residents around its planned site, casting the decision as a reflection of her constituents’ wishes. Her announcement is a reversal from her previous opposition to […]